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@Levas : I also have a 70-200 2.8 lens, which has a 70mm diameter too.

I don't know exactly what weather conditions I'll have. This is my itinerary, I don't know if this'll help you :

I'm travelling in August from Saint Petersburg in Russia (visiting at least 3 big cities or places, other time in the train) to Mongolia (biggest city+hike in steppes) then a little bit of China (Beijing->Shanghai), where I'll stay for one year.

The Sigma are sharp enough and don't vignette around 2.0 or 2.8/4.0 so I guess I'll use them at this aperture when I can and if I don't need a wider depth of field (for instance I guess I'll need wider apertures for landscapes shots with the 24mm)

@DFM : Oh I didn't know VNDs were polarizers.

The Tiffen ND circular kits with 3 filters I found only block 2,3 and 4 stops. Do you think it's multipurpose or I need for example ND8+ND32+ND100 ? (+ the polarizing)

Hi,

I'm working on my next DSLR photo/video equipment. I have a 5D3 and sharp prime lenses (Sigma Art), using ML RAW. Controlling light is important to a photographer and cinematographer so the question of filters is one I ask myself.

I have two questions but feel free to tell more about your own experience with filters.

1. In order to maintain a shutter speed close to 1/50s and/or a wide aperture when there's a lot of light (for instance a sunny summer day), I need to use a ND filter. But I have a limited budget and I can't carry too much filters.

• Should I get a variable ND filter ? (but it drops the quality)
  
• Should I get one or two ND filters not variable ? Which ones ? (less flexible)

2. Also, should I use a good polarizing filter for better colors or is useless ? Can I or should I use it with a ND filter


Thank you guys,

Hi,

I made a timelapse with Magic Lantern's tools. I worked with a 5D Mark II, mainly with 17-40 f4L and sometimes with 70-200 f4L. The workflow was a bit complicated, using Lightroom, Photoshop, After Effects and Premiere-FCPX to render the 34 shots in a 4K then 1080p 1m50 clip.

It showcases the beautiful city of Lyon (France) by day and night. It was originally made for a short-movie (an House of Cards parody) so we decided to take the astonishing opening of the series as a model. We did not have the same gear (especially tripods and sliders) but I believe we managed to get a good result.

Hope you enjoy it

Hey,

I just tried to download MLrawviewer on my Macbook Air (Latest OS X, 1,3Ghz i5, HD Graphics 5000, 8Gb RAM, 256Gb SSD) but it doesn't even load, I'm forced to quit the app. Is this normal ?

Thanks!

Hey, can you describe a little more how you took the video ? (lens, iso, post-prod or no...)

Thanks!